General Information:

Id: 8,384
Diseases: Diabetes mellitus, type II - [OMIM]
Insulin resistance
Obesity - [OMIM]
Homo sapiens
Hispanic
article
Reference: Butte NF et al.(2015) Global metabolomic profiling targeting childhood obesity in the Hispanic population Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 102: 256-267 [PMID: 26085512]

Interaction Information:

Comment Branched-chained amino acids (BCAAs) (Leu, Ile, and Val) and their catabolites, propionylcarnitine and butyrylcarnitine, were significantly elevated in obese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85066

disease

Obesity

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Valine

in blood plasma; in children
Comment Branched-chained amino acids (BCAAs) (Leu, Ile, and Val) and their catabolites, propionylcarnitine and butyrylcarnitine, were significantly elevated in obese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85416

disease

Obesity

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Leucine

in blood plasma; in children
Comment Branched-chained amino acids (BCAAs) (Leu, Ile, and Val) and their catabolites, propionylcarnitine and butyrylcarnitine, were significantly elevated in obese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85417

disease

Obesity

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Isoleucine

in blood plasma; in children
Comment Branched-chained amino acids (BCAAs) (Leu, Ile, and Val) and their catabolites, propionylcarnitine and butyrylcarnitine, were significantly elevated in obese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85418

disease

Obesity

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Propanoylcarnitine

in blood plasma; in children
Comment Branched-chained amino acids (BCAAs) (Leu, Ile, and Val) and their catabolites, propionylcarnitine and butyrylcarnitine, were significantly elevated in obese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85419

disease

Obesity

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Butyrylcarnitine

in blood plasma; in children
Comment Fasting insulin concentrations and HOMA-IR were elevated in obese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85421

disease

Obesity

increases_activity of

disease

Insulin resistance

in blood plasma; in children
Comment When adjusted for sex, age, and Tanner stage, BCAAs (Leu, Ile, and Val) were significantly higher in obese children as were BCAA catabolites 2-methylbutyrylcarnitine, 3-methyl-2-oxobutyrate, and isovalerylcarnitine.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85436

disease

Obesity

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Alpha-methylbutyrylcarnitine

in blood plasma; in children
Comment When adjusted for sex, age, and Tanner stage, BCAAs (Leu, Ile, and Val) were significantly higher in obese children as were BCAA catabolites 2-methylbutyrylcarnitine, 3-methyl-2-oxobutyrate, and isovalerylcarnitine.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85437

disease

Obesity

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

3-Methyl-2-oxobutanoic acid

in blood plasma; in children
Comment When adjusted for sex, age, and Tanner stage, BCAAs (Leu, Ile, and Val) were significantly higher in obese children as were BCAA catabolites 2-methylbutyrylcarnitine, 3-methyl-2-oxobutyrate, and isovalerylcarnitine.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85438

disease

Obesity

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Isovalerylcarnitine

in blood plasma; in children
Comment Additional AAs (alanine, glutamate, lysine, phenylalanine, and tyrosine), polyamines, several gamma-glutamyl dipeptides, and polypeptides were also elevated in obese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85439

disease

Obesity

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Alanine

in blood plasma; in children
Comment Additional AAs (alanine, glutamate, lysine, phenylalanine, and tyrosine), polyamines, several gamma-glutamyl dipeptides, and polypeptides were also elevated in obese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85440

disease

Obesity

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Glutamate

in blood plasma; in children
Comment Additional AAs (alanine, glutamate, lysine, phenylalanine, and tyrosine), polyamines, several gamma-glutamyl dipeptides, and polypeptides were also elevated in obese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85441

disease

Obesity

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Lysine

in blood plasma; in children
Comment Additional AAs (alanine, glutamate, lysine, phenylalanine, and tyrosine), polyamines, several gamma-glutamyl dipeptides, and polypeptides were also elevated in obese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85442

disease

Obesity

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Phenylalanine

in blood plasma; in children
Comment Additional AAs (alanine, glutamate, lysine, phenylalanine, and tyrosine), polyamines, several gamma-glutamyl dipeptides, and polypeptides were also elevated in obese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85443

disease

Obesity

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Tyrosine

in blood plasma; in children
Comment Additional AAs (alanine, glutamate, lysine, phenylalanine, and tyrosine), polyamines, several gamma-glutamyl dipeptides, and polypeptides were also elevated in obese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85444

disease

Obesity

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

C-glycosyltryptophan

in blood plasma; in children
Comment Kynurenine and kynurenate, which are involved with the dilation of blood vessels during inflammation, were elevated in obese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85445

disease

Obesity

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Kynurenic acid

in blood plasma; in children
Comment Kynurenine and kynurenate, which are involved with the dilation of blood vessels during inflammation, were elevated in obese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85446

disease

Obesity

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Kynurenine

in blood plasma; in children
Comment Additional AAs (alanine, glutamate, lysine, phenylalanine, and tyrosine), polyamines, several gamma-glutamyl dipeptides, and polypeptides were also elevated in obese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85447

disease

Obesity

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Tryptophan

in blood plasma; in children
Comment Additional AAs (alanine, glutamate, lysine, phenylalanine, and tyrosine), polyamines, several gamma-glutamyl dipeptides, and polypeptides were also elevated in obese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85448

disease

Obesity

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Glu-Glu

in blood plasma; in children
Comment Additional AAs (alanine, glutamate, lysine, phenylalanine, and tyrosine), polyamines, several gamma-glutamyl dipeptides, and polypeptides were also elevated in obese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85449

disease

Obesity

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Glu-Leu

in blood plasma; in children
Comment Additional AAs (alanine, glutamate, lysine, phenylalanine, and tyrosine), polyamines, several gamma-glutamyl dipeptides, and polypeptides were also elevated in obese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85450

disease

Obesity

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Glu-Phe

in blood plasma; in children
Comment Additional AAs (alanine, glutamate, lysine, phenylalanine, and tyrosine), polyamines, several gamma-glutamyl dipeptides, and polypeptides were also elevated in obese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85451

disease

Obesity

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Glu-Tyr

in blood plasma; in children
Comment Consistent with elevated C-reactive protein concentrations, several metabolites indicative of inflammation and the activation of an immune response were elevated in the obese children. Bradykinin (a potent vasodilator), bradykinin-des-Arg(9) (an active metabolite of bradykinin), and HWESASLLR and HWESASXX (peptides that map to complement C3 protein) were elevated in obese children, consistent with the activation of an immune response.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85452

disease

Obesity

increases_quantity of

gene/protein

des-Arg9-bradykinin

in blood plasma; in children
Comment Consistent with elevated C-reactive protein concentrations, several metabolites indicative of inflammation and the activation of an immune response were elevated in the obese children. Bradykinin (a potent vasodilator), bradykinin-des-Arg(9) (an active metabolite of bradykinin), and HWESASLLR and HWESASXX (peptides that map to complement C3 protein) were elevated in obese children, consistent with the activation of an immune response.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85453

disease

Obesity

increases_quantity of

gene/protein

His-Trp-Glu-Ser-Ala-Ser-Leu-Leu-Arg

in blood plasma; in children
Comment Consistent with elevated C-reactive protein concentrations, several metabolites indicative of inflammation and the activation of an immune response were elevated in the obese children. Bradykinin (a potent vasodilator), bradykinin-des-Arg(9) (an active metabolite of bradykinin), and HWESASLLR and HWESASXX (peptides that map to complement C3 protein) were elevated in obese children, consistent with the activation of an immune response.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85454

disease

Obesity

increases_quantity of

gene/protein

His-Trp-Glu-Ser-Ala-Ser-X-X

in blood plasma; in children
Comment Levels of asparagine, aspartate, glycine, serine, and histidine were lower in obese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85455

disease

Obesity

decreases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Asparagine

in blood plasma; in children
Comment Levels of asparagine, aspartate, glycine, serine, and histidine were lower in obese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85456

disease

Obesity

decreases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Aspartate

in blood plasma; in children
Comment Levels of asparagine, aspartate, glycine, serine, and histidine were lower in obese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85457

disease

Obesity

decreases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Glycine

in blood plasma; in children
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Comment Levels of asparagine, aspartate, glycine, serine, and histidine were lower in obese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85458

disease

Obesity

decreases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Serine

in blood plasma; in children
Comment Levels of asparagine, aspartate, glycine, serine, and histidine were lower in obese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85459

disease

Obesity

decreases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Histidine

in blood plasma; in children
Comment There were significantly higher levels of alpha-hydroxybutyrate (AHB) and alpha-ketobutyrate (AKB) in obese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85460

disease

Obesity

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

2-Hydroxybutanoic acid

in blood plasma; in children
Comment There were significantly higher levels of alpha-hydroxybutyrate (AHB) and alpha-ketobutyrate (AKB) in obese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85461

disease

Obesity

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

2-Ketobutyric acid

in blood plasma; in children
Comment Carnitine and the short-chain acylcarnitines [propionylcarnitine (3), butyrylcarnitine (4), and hexanoylcarnitine (6)] were elevated in obese children, whereas a few of the long-chain acylcarnitines [stearoylcarnitine (18) and oleoylcarnitine (18:1)] were lower.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85465

disease

Obesity

decreases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Carnitine

in blood plasma; in children
Comment Carnitine and the short-chain acylcarnitines [propionylcarnitine (3), butyrylcarnitine (4), and hexanoylcarnitine (6)] were elevated in obese children, whereas a few of the long-chain acylcarnitines [stearoylcarnitine (18) and oleoylcarnitine (18:1)] were lower.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85466

disease

Obesity

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Hexanoylcarnitine

in blood plasma; in children
Comment Carnitine and the short-chain acylcarnitines [propionylcarnitine (3), butyrylcarnitine (4), and hexanoylcarnitine (6)] were elevated in obese children, whereas a few of the long-chain acylcarnitines [stearoylcarnitine (18) and oleoylcarnitine (18:1)] were lower.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85467

disease

Obesity

decreases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Stearoylcarnitine

in blood plasma; in children
Comment Carnitine and the short-chain acylcarnitines [propionylcarnitine (3), butyrylcarnitine (4), and hexanoylcarnitine (6)] were elevated in obese children, whereas a few of the long-chain acylcarnitines [stearoylcarnitine (18) and oleoylcarnitine (18:1)] were lower.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85468

disease

Obesity

decreases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Acylcarnitine C18:1

in blood plasma; in children
Comment There was a striking decrease in lysolipids (glycerophosphocholines and glycerophosphoethanolamines) and dicarboxylated fatty acids (dodecanedioate, tetradecanedioate, and 2-hydroxydecanoate) in obese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85469

disease

Obesity

decreases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Glycerophosphocholine

in blood plasma; in children
Comment There was a striking decrease in lysolipids (glycerophosphocholines and glycerophosphoethanolamines) and dicarboxylated fatty acids (dodecanedioate, tetradecanedioate, and 2-hydroxydecanoate) in obese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85470

disease

Obesity

decreases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Glycerophosphoethanolamine

in blood plasma; in children
Comment There was a striking decrease in lysolipids (glycerophosphocholines and glycerophosphoethanolamines) and dicarboxylated fatty acids (dodecanedioate, tetradecanedioate, and 2-hydroxydecanoate) in obese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85471

disease

Obesity

decreases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Dodecanedioic acid

in blood plasma; in children
Comment There was a striking decrease in lysolipids (glycerophosphocholines and glycerophosphoethanolamines) and dicarboxylated fatty acids (dodecanedioate, tetradecanedioate, and 2-hydroxydecanoate) in obese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85472

disease

Obesity

decreases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Tetradecanedioic acid

in blood plasma; in children
Comment There was a striking decrease in lysolipids (glycerophosphocholines and glycerophosphoethanolamines) and dicarboxylated fatty acids (dodecanedioate, tetradecanedioate, and 2-hydroxydecanoate) in obese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85473

disease

Obesity

decreases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

2-Hydroxydecanoate

in blood plasma; in children
Comment The ketone body beta-hydroxybutyrate was significantly lower in obese children than in nonobese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85474

disease

Obesity

decreases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

(R)-3-Hydroxybutanoate

in blood plasma; in children
Comment With the exceptions of cortisone, androsterone sulfate, and epiandrosterone sulfate, steroid derivatives were markedly higher in obese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85475

disease

Obesity

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

4-Androsten-3beta,17beta-diol disulfate 1

in blood plasma; in children
Comment With the exceptions of cortisone, androsterone sulfate, and epiandrosterone sulfate, steroid derivatives were markedly higher in obese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85476

disease

Obesity

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

4-Androsten-3beta,17beta-diol disulfate 2

in blood plasma; in children
Comment With the exceptions of cortisone, androsterone sulfate, and epiandrosterone sulfate, steroid derivatives were markedly higher in obese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85477

disease

Obesity

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

5alpha-Androstan-3beta,17beta-diol disulfate

in blood plasma; in children
Comment With the exceptions of cortisone, androsterone sulfate, and epiandrosterone sulfate, steroid derivatives were markedly higher in obese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85478

disease

Obesity

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Androsteroid monosulfate 2

in blood plasma; in children
Comment With the exceptions of cortisone, androsterone sulfate, and epiandrosterone sulfate, steroid derivatives were markedly higher in obese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85479

disease

Obesity

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate

in blood plasma; in children
Comment Consistent with elevated LDL-cholesterol concentrations in obese children, the cholesterol precursor lathosterol was significantly higher in obese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85480

disease

Obesity

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Lathosterol

in blood plasma; in children
Comment Mannose and pyruvate were higher, but glycerate was lower, in obese children than in nonobese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85481

disease

Obesity

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Mannose

in blood plasma; in children
Comment Mannose and pyruvate were higher, but glycerate was lower, in obese children than in nonobese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85482

disease

Obesity

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Pyruvate

in blood plasma; in children
Comment Mannose and pyruvate were higher, but glycerate was lower, in obese children than in nonobese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85483

disease

Obesity

decreases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Glycerate

in blood plasma; in children
Comment In the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, the only metabolite that reached significance was citrate, which was lower in obese children.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85484

disease

Obesity

decreases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Citrate

in blood plasma; in children
Comment Consistent with elevated uric acid, higher levels of purine and pyrimidine metabolites were seen in obese children. Levels of the purine catabolite xanthine were significantly elevated, which may have reflected an increased generation of H2O2 during the conversion of hypoxanthine to xanthine by xanthine oxidase as part of an inflammatory response. Xanthine oxidase also converts xanthine to urate, the levels of which were also higher in the obese-children group.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85485

disease

Obesity

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Xanthine

in blood plasma; in children
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Comment Consistent with elevated uric acid, higher levels of purine and pyrimidine metabolites were seen in obese children. Levels of the purine catabolite xanthine were significantly elevated, which may have reflected an increased generation of H2O2 during the conversion of hypoxanthine to xanthine by xanthine oxidase as part of an inflammatory response. Xanthine oxidase also converts xanthine to urate, the levels of which were also higher in the obese-children group.
Formal Description
Interaction-ID: 85486

disease

Obesity

increases_quantity of

drug/chemical compound

Urate

in blood plasma; in children